most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad; made 19 rescue missions; led 300 blacks to freedom, despite a $40,000 reward for her capture; freed over a thousand blacks as a spy scout, and soldier during the Civil War; aka "Moses"

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physician; 1st Black woman astronaut in space; aboard space shuttle Endeavor 1992

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entertainer, philanthropist; 1st Black woman billioniare; aka "Queen of Talk Shows"; built $40 million school in South Africa

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aka "God-Mother of Civil Rights Movement; SCLC activist; organized Shaw University conference leading to foundation on SNCC 1960

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lawyer; 1st Black woman Federal Judge, U. S. District court in NY 1966; Chief Judge of NY District court 1982-86

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warrior Queen of Angola; led army of women warriors against the Portugese for 40 years 1623-63

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aka Queen of Sheba; mentioned in Bible for journey to Jerusalem and love affair with King Solomon 960 BC

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Union spy; posed as servant in Confederate White House; provided invaluable information for Union Army during Civil War 1861-65

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African National Congress activist; imprisoned 16 months for opposing apartheid in South Africa; former wife of Nelson Mandela

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aka "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" arrested when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery AL 1955; she sparked a 381 day bus boycott until Supreme Court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional

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educator, Women's Rights activist; co-founded NAACP 1909; 1st President of National Association of Colored Women

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SCLC activist, widow of Dr Martin L King Jr.

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1st Black woman elected to U.S. House of Representatives from NY 1968; ran for U.S. President 1972; wrote "Un-bought and Un-bossed"

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1st Black newspaper Woman; 2nd Black to earn law degree; aka "The Rebel"

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aka "Mother of Black Nationalism" inspired by Marcus Garvey; organized protest demonstrations in Harlem NY; oldest participant at Million Man March

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aka "First Lady of Civil Rights"; founded Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party 1964; challenged MS delegation at Democratic convention

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educator/politician; founded college in Daytona FL 1904, President of National Council of Negro Women 1935

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novelist, poet, anti-slavery lecturer; 1st Black to publish short story; 2nd Black woman to publish novel; aka "Bronze Muse"

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1st Black woman self made millionaire; developed new hair car process and cosmetics for Black women

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